Last night, the Tianshan snow lotus opened a flower bud as clear as ice crystals, which delighted Yan An. All the effort and blood she had put in over the past few days had not been in vain. The excessive blood loss and high tension throughout the day seemed to have eased the tension in Yan An's heart, and she slept for two extra hours.
"Oh no, oh no, how did I sleep so long!" Yan An suddenly got up and ran towards the herb garden.
Yan An patted his chest and said, "Thank goodness, nothing unexpected happened."
The Tianshan snow lotus was no longer the same as yesterday; it was now crystal clear and budding. "It seems that the antidote is just around the corner, and I will soon be able to see Yue Xiyuan."
Yan An drew a lot more blood to replenish the Tianshan Snow Lotus.
"I really hope to see you bloom tomorrow, little lotus~" Yan An gently stroked the Tianshan snow lotus, and the Tianshan snow lotus seemed to understand Yan An's words, swaying back and forth a few times along with its roots.
"Did you understand? Well then, it's settled. If you bloom tomorrow, I'll take you to see Yue Xiyuan."
The night sky was as dark as ink, without a single star. The intense blackness of the sky instilled a sense of despair. The situation these past few days was as uncertain as the internal and external troubles facing the moon.
The Imperial Guards sent by Yue Xiyuan have not yet searched half of the mountain. The cliffs are steep and the search is thorough. It will probably take two more days to search the entire moat.
At this moment, a woman dressed in red passed through the mountains. It was Yun Yao, who had made an appointment with Yue Zhixiao today. She dodged countless imperial guards and sped towards the cave from that day.
“Knock...knock knock knock...knock...knock knock…” Yun Yao knocked on the door of the secret room on the cliff according to the code given by Ze Bin.
Upon hearing that Yun Yao had arrived, Ze Bin turned off the mechanism inside the hidden door and opened the heavy stone door.
"Miss Yun Yao has arrived. The Prince has been waiting for you for a long time."
Zebin and Yunyao entered the study that had been hidden in the dark room that day.
Bright nightlights and candlelight illuminated the entire dark room. Yun Yao still wore her alluring makeup, and her fox-like eyes were still bright and piercing, but it was not hard to see that Yun Yao was pale and at her limit.
"Miss Yun Yao, did you succeed?" Yue Zhixiao was eager to hear the good news from Yun Yao.
"Your Highness, rest assured, everything is going smoothly. This is what Your Highness needs." Yun Yao tossed the bundle she was carrying to Yue Zhixiao.
In his hands was the very thing he had longed for for many years. Now that it was in his hands, his excitement was beyond words. His hands trembled slightly as he slowly opened the bundle. A royal edict was clearly displayed before him. He spread his hands and exclaimed, "It's it! It's it! I've been waiting for so long!"
“Miss Yun Yao, we received the imperial edict yesterday. Why is it only being delivered today? Miss Yun Yao, please don’t overthink it. I’m just worried that you might be injured.”
"Your Highness, rest assured, everything went smoothly yesterday and Yue Xiyuan did not discover it. I only handed it over to Your Highness today because my master came to the capital yesterday and had no time to leave."
"Has Immortal Yunxi arrived in the capital? Miss Yunyao, could you please introduce me to him? I would like to extend my hospitality." Yue Zhixiao only ever contacted Yunyao through Yu. He had never met Yunxi in person. Yunyao's medical and poison skills were also quite remarkable. Her master must be comparable to an immortal.
“Your Highness, unfortunately, my master has already left today. He is like a dragon, appearing and disappearing without a trace. I don’t know where he went.”
Actually, Yun Yao's absence yesterday wasn't entirely due to Yun Xi's arrival in the capital. Moreover, Yun Yao had sneaked into the palace last night and had to use a disguise gu to change her appearance. It had only been a month since she last used the disguise gu. In fact, as described in Yan An's book, the disguise gu was used once a month. However, Yun Xi had modified the disguise gu in Yun Yao's body with other gu, allowing her to change her appearance multiple times a month. But the pain of being devoured by the marrow after each disguise would be hundreds of times more intense than the last time. She had barely endured the pain last time, but this time she couldn't bear it any longer before even leaving the palace. Fortunately, Yun Xi came to find her and rescued her.
As of tonight, Yun Yao has been recuperating at her master's place. Although her Gu technique has not fully recovered, it has recovered to about 70-80%. Only then did she come to the city moat to deliver the imperial edict to Yue Zhixiao.
"It's good that Miss Yun Yao is alright. Tomorrow I will be the ruler of the Moon Kingdom, and Miss Yun Yao will be a noble person second only to the king."
"Then Yun Yao thanks Prince Xiao in advance and wishes him all the best for tomorrow." Yun Yao smiled, looking quite alluring.
In fact, Yun Yao had never understood why her master had repeatedly asked her to help the prince of Yue Kingdom. She had asked her master many times, and Yun Xi had only told her: "The grace of saving my life and the grace of researching medicine."
Yun Yao didn't understand either, so she simply stopped asking. As long as her master asked her to do it, she had no complaints.
"Zebin, see Miss Yunyao out."
“There is something Yun Yao thinks she should tell Prince Xiao. When I came here, I found a lot of Imperial Guards in the mountains in the opposite direction from the secret room. They only searched this place a few days ago. Perhaps Yue Xiyuan has become suspicious of this place, Prince Xiao. You should be careful.”
"Hmph, he thinks he can find this place? He's dreaming. Thank you for reminding me, Miss Yunyao." Yue Zhixiao scoffed. This secret room wasn't something you could find easily. For a few Imperial Guards to find this place was like trying to climb to the sky.
"That's fine, Yunyao will take her leave." After saying that, Yunyao turned around and left with Zebin.
After seeing Yun Yao out, Ze Bin returned. "Your Highness, shall I seal the cave entrance for a few days?"
"Go, but don't let them find out." Yue Zhixiao left the secret room with the imperial edict in his arms; he would probably be sleeping with the edict in his arms tonight.
Zebin turned and went to the cave entrance, pressed the mechanism, and the cave door was locked. The area outside the cave entrance was completely covered up like the vegetation in the mountains. Even if the Imperial Guards searched for several more days, it would be difficult for them to find the cave entrance.
After finishing his day's official duties, Yue Xiyuan reappeared on Yan An's roof. In the past few days, Bai Tao and the others had also noticed Yue Xiyuan resting on their young lady's roof. They had probably gotten used to it and didn't ask any questions, letting Yue Xiyuan talk to himself and gradually fall asleep.
“An’an, do you know how many more days it will be before you can come out? The person my brother loves has returned. Today, my brother is lying in bed, and Gu Yanan has been with him the whole time. I am very envious. I also hope that you can be by my side, even if it is just like my brother lying in bed.”
If Yan An and the Emperor knew what Yue Xiyuan was thinking at this moment, they would definitely give him a double beating. "Do you think I enjoy lying in bed?" "Do you know how much effort I've wasted on this Tianshan Snow Lotus? And you actually hope to remain asleep forever!"
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